Leopold and Loeb murder trial details unfold in court
The Illinois case centers on Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb as prosecutor Crowe presents grisly evidence of abducting and killing Robert Franks. Crowe details ransom letters, the burning of clothes, and the methodical steps of the crime while Darrow argues for mercy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Franks
Crowe
Leopold
Loeb
Jackson Park
Lecb
John Doe
Nathan Leopold
Redtail the Owl Helps Farmer Brown's Boy
The boy shoots to frighten Redtail not kill him. A rat drops from Redtail and the boy discovers the owl has been catching rats in the henyard. He realizes Redtail is a friend, not a thief, and plans to tell his mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmer Grown
Redtail
Hawk
Farmer Brown
Green Forest
Robber
Brown Rat
Three Suspects Separated After Valley Ridge Murder
Three African American suspects in the murder of Daisy Wilson 18 of Valley Ridge Pulaski county were moved by Sheriff I N Hudson to Menard jail after two aborted lynching attempts. A mob gathered at Mound City jail as guards moved the prisoners 50 miles north to prevent vigilante action. Governor’s aide said the Mound City situation is under control with troops deployed from Cairo to Mound City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphysboro
Daisy Wilson
Valley Ridge
Pulaski County
Menard
I. N. Hudson
Mound City
Mounds
Hudson
Here
Frank L. Taylor
Len Small
Company K
130Th Infantry
Cairo
Labor Agencies In Sioux City Warned Over Misrepresentation
Commissioner Charles E Wilcox warned Sioux City labor agencies about misrepresentation used to harvest workers awaiting jobs He acted after George Alberts head of a free employment agency reported five youths paid fees to Main Employment at 1000 East Fourth Street for work with Lytle Construction in Moville Company officials denied authorization and officials refunded fees and travel costs with police support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Charles E. Wilcox
Wilcox
George Alberts
Government Free Employment Agency
1000
East Fourth Street
Lytle Construction Company
Moville
Men Construction Company
James O'Keefe
Albert
Emerson man dies in Sioux City from hip fracture
Jacob M. Grove, 71, of Emerson Nebraska, died at a local hospital from complications of a fractured hip suffered July 14. He lived in Emerson 21 years and is survived by his widow two sons Francis and Ruben Grove and four daughters Mrs Helen Thomas Mrs Anna Mathews Mrs Marie White and Mrs Blanch Smith all of Emerson or nearby Stevens South Dakota. The body is at Westcott's mortuary and will be taken to Emerson for burial.
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Jacob M. Grove
Emerson
Neb
Grove
Francis
Ruben Grove
Helen Thomas
Anna Mathews
Marie White
Emerson, Neb
Blanch Smith
Stevens, S. D
Westcott
Weather Summary for Iowa Nebraska and South Dakota
Mostly fair tonight and Thursday with cooler conditions. In Iowa and Nebraska the chill is mild and east and central portions feel cooler tonight. South Dakota also observes cooler temperatures in the east portion.
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Iowa
Nebraska
South Dakota
Licenses Marri ages Russell Clark to Edine Murphy
Russell Clark aged 18 of Hornick Indiana marries Edine Murphy aged 18 of Sergeant Bluff in a small licensed nuptial. The notice records the names and ages of the couple and their residences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Clark
Hornick, In
Edine Murphy
Sergeant Bluff
Twin births reported at St Josephs Hospital
Girls born to Sans Mr and Mrs W H of Da kota City Nebraska on July 22 and boys born to Daling Mr and Mrs J J of 4021 Floyd Avenue on July 22 at St Josephs Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sans
W. H
Dakota City, Neb
St. Joseph's Hospital
Daling
Mrs. J. J
Floyd Avenue
Sioux City Men to Film Meeting
A Sioux City delegation of theater managers and newspaper men departs for Des Moines to attend a Warner Brothers conference. Executives S L Warner Sam Morris and Mrs Pearl Keating will meet Iowa exhibitors and civic leaders to discuss audience needs for future film policy.
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Sioux City
Des Moines
A. H. Blank Theat Enterprises
Warner Brothers
United States
Canada
Warner Brothers’ Studios
S. L. Warner
Sam Morris
Pearl Keating
B. T. Campbell
A. H. Blank
A. H. Blank Theater Organization
Iowa
Warner
World War Cripple Becomes Radio Expert
Owen Myers, a disabled veteran confined to his bed, is a leading radio expert in the area. Despite paralysis from shrapnel wounds and arthritis, he directs installation work using a mirror system and engages visitors with his radio knowledge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angles
Cal
Owen Myers
Myers
Home Remedies for Ptomaine Poisoning Mentioned
The article prescribes treating ptomaine poisoning with ample oil or milk, large doses of Epsom salts in hot water, hot greasy water, and raw eggs as part of the remedy guidance.
The Man With the Iron Door Author Signings
Harold Bell Wright novel The Man With the Iron Door features Creighton Hale signing 46 copies. An auto speeder discovers her cage take by accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Creighton Hale
Harold Bell Wright
Man With the Iron Door
Franchises Protests Over Street Card Plan at City Council
Citizens organizations and property owners protested a proposed street car franchise. They urged reopening the West Third and West streets car barns to avoid service loss in floods from the Floyd river. Protests also cited Crescent park morning service and a free ride amendment for police and fire departments. The council referred all proposals to the full body for consideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Third
West Streets
Floyd
Armour Employees Picnic At Grabbe's Park
Armour & Co employees and families hold their annual picnic at Grabbe's park with over 1,000 attendees in the afternoon and more expected for a supper. Charles Anderson and Byron O Lyle led arrangements. events included a beer killing and box factory baseball game, horseshoe tournament, Armour band music, a 6 pm supper, and an evening pavilion dance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armour & Co
Grabbe's Park
Charles Anderson
Byron O. Lyle
Armour Band
Wilcox Selects Traffic Vigilantes Today
Commissioner Charles E. Wilcox announces appointment of 159 to 200 citizens to serve on a vigilance committee in the public safety drive to curb traffic violations. Appointees will report violations observed, with violators reported three times being brought to court on sworn warrants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Safety Department
Charles E. Wilcog
Wilcox
Joseph Hays
Hays
MacLaren Resumes Air Trip Over Danger Path
Tokio reports Maj. A. Stuart MacLaren, British world flight aviator, resumed the perilous journey over the Kuriles at dawn. He departed Fokolan bay en route to Murukama bay, then continued toward Paramushiru, after leaving Urupp island where fog and bad weather had detained him at 7:40 a.m.
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Tokio
A. Stuart MacLaren
Kuriles
Fokolan Bay
Murukama Bay
Murukamu Bay
Paramushiru
Urupp Island
Riverside Boulevard Grading Starts by City Crew
The city grading crew began Riverside boulevard grading this morning to enable early paving. Two crews are assigned to finish the route quickly, with councilman E. O. Wesley commenting.
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Riverside Boulevard
Riverside
E. O. Wesley
Princess The Marriage Cheat Opens at Princess Theater
The film follows a refined young woman cast ashore on a South Sea island after a daring escape. Bea trice Joy Adolphe Menjor and Percy Marmont star in the Frank R. Adams story adaptation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank R. Adams
Beatrice Joy
Adolphe Menjor
Percy Marmont
South Sea Islands
The Silent Command at Royal Theater Opens This Week
The Silent Command opens at the Royal Theater today for the rest of the week. An American naval captain battles an international conspiracy to blow up the Panama Canal, entangled with a wily adventuress amid melodrama intrigue and moments of comedy.
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Royal Theater
Panama Canal
Plaza Pola Negri Stars in Men at Plaza Theater
European star Plaza Pola Negri appears in the film Men shown at the Plaza Theater for the rest of the week, extending seven days of screenings.
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Pola Negri
Greek Orthodox Church Drive Banquet Planned
A Chamber of Commerce banquet tomorrow night will outline a campaign to raise 50 000 dollars for a new Greek Orthodox church at Sixth and Jennings. Mayor Stewart Gilman and architect W L Steele will speak along with several invited guests.
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Sixth
Jennings Streets
Chamber of Commerce
Stewart Gilman
John Kelly
F. E. Mossman
William Gordon
B. Barron
C. E. Wilcox
Ellen Corists
Sioux Falls
George Paradis
W. L. Steele
Counties Discuss Bridge Assessment Shared Ditch No 2
Supervisors from Woodbury and Monona counties met at the Woodbury courthouse to seek an agreement on a special assessment against property owners along the joint county drainage ditch No 2. Monona's W M Ropes O L McNiell John Hansan and J E Putman attended the session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodbury
Monona
Monona County
W. M. Ropes
O. L. McNiell
John Hansan
J. E. Putman
Bootleggers Mount Massive Monthly Liquor Smuggling
Washington officials report bootleggers are now smuggling over 1,000,000 cases of liquor into the United States each month, a dramatic rise from about 200,000 cases in the spring term, signaling their greatest drive yet in anticipation of a deathly time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
United States
Coast Guard Service
South Sioux City Home Destroyed by Early Morning Fire
A South Sioux City dwelling owned by Walter Pattee was completely destroyed by a fire started by a gas heater. Pattee escaped, but the home suffered an estimated loss of $38,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Pattee
Sioux City
Pattee
Deputy Sheriff Receives Gift From Judge Amid Klan Link Doubt
Thomas Co. Conway, chief deputy sheriff at Kinston, is presented with a set of gold cuff links by Judge Henry A. Grady. The gift draws attention as Grady recently admitted he was a grand dragon of North Carolina's Ku Klux Klan while Conway is Catholic and a Knights of Columbus member.
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Kinston
N. C
Fort William Firms Ship Massive Timber and Cordwood Totals
Contracting firms and individuals in Fort William Ontario reported moving large quantities of timber and wood products including 34,613 cords of pulpwood 1 000 000 railway ties 448 534 saw logs 19 294 cedar posts plus dimension timber telegraph poles and other cordwood quantities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort William
Ont
Campaign Ad Promises Votes and Car Prize
A Sioux City Register campaign ad urges readers to clip a nomination blank, mail it to the campaign manager, and receive 5000 votes toward a sweepstakes car or cash prize. It promises a Paige Brougham or cash equivalent after about five weeks, inviting new candidates to join.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City Register
Paige Brougham
Absence of Red Tail Light Causes Crash
A car with no red tail light crashed into a parked truck near Leeds injuring John Wilters and his son Charles who were in the vehicle. Both were treated for facial cuts at police headquarters and at home respectively. five children in the rear escaped uninjured.
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John Wilters
Charles
Eleventh
Division
Leeds
Wilters
E. E. Morgan
Policemen Plan Annual Picnic at Interstate Fairgrounds
Sioux City policemen and their families will attend the Policemen's association annual picnic Sunday afternoon at the Interstate Fairgrounds. An entertainment program of sporting events will fill the day and a baseball game between married and single officers is planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Policemen’s Association
Interstate Fairgrounds
Boy of 18 Is Granted License as Clergyman
Martin Hower an 18-year-old son of Rev. and Mrs. Hower of Lewis Iowa was licensed to preach at a district conference in Atlantic. He is believed to be the youngest licensed minister in Iowa and will receive a church charge in September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic
Martin Hower
William Floyd fined for disorderly house at police court
William Floyd of 619 Otoe was fined 50 dollars on a disorderly house charge. A related charge of maintaining a nuisance was dismissed. The state charged no change of venue to the circuit court.
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William Floyd
Otoe
Churle Court
Council Briefs Adopts Paving Plan and Bids
The council met to discuss ordinance changes for city halls and approved paving bids. The city engineer reported bidding results and the paving of Fifth Street to Sixth Street at a cost of 2,776.21 dollars was accepted.
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Mulberry
Fifth
Sixth Street
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Harvard
Young Levinson
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Foreman Leopold
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Dickie
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Leopolds
Cook County
Ilinois
Illinois
Darrow
Judge Rules
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Gresham
Robert
Jacob Franks
Atorney
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T. W. Burgess
Springfield
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Coty
World War Cripple
MacLaren
Princess
Royal
Register
L. H. Trimble
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Pier Pel
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Tom MIX
Felix Cat
DR. Williams
Fiarry
Ewelry
Pierce
First National Bank
Bank OF Stability
Betty Jane
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